Jean Marie R. Pechette

How Jean Helps Clients 

Jean has more than 20 years of experience in information technology, data privacy and cybersecurity, and intellectual property law, with a focus on healthcare technology and life sciences industries. In addition to her many years of private practice, she has also served as a division general counsel for a Fortune 50 medical device and health care solutions company. Her clients range from start-ups and emerging growth companies, health systems, to multinational Fortune 500 companies, including industry leaders that offer software, hardware, cloud computing platforms, online advertising, search engine technology, artificial intelligence and other advanced technology products and solutions. 

Jean has structured and negotiated numerous technology transactions worldwide, primarily focused on enterprise-wide sophisticated and emerging technology matters, including in connection with:

• Data and content collection, use, aggregation, sharing and licensing, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and enterprise data platforms. 
• Software and content development, including research and joint collaboration agreements. 
• Distribution, reseller, and joint marketing agreements. 
• Cloud computing transactions. 
• Procurement  and implementation of electronic health records. 
• Revenue cycle and claims processing solutions. 
• Outsourcing. 
• M&A transactions involving technology assets.
• Data privacy and security, including incident response and mitigation strategies.
• HIPAA/HITECH/21st Century Cures Act (particularly anti-information blocking aspects) and other federal and state privacy laws. 

Jean also has substantial experience in intellectual property matters. She has provided advice and representation on intellectual property audits, due diligence, licensing, transfer and protection, including relating to use and licensing of open source, development strategies to mitigate infringement risks. 

Jean provides product counsel advice and representation to numerous companies as lead outside counsel. As a former division general counsel at a medical technology company, Jean worked closely with cross-functional and business development teams, from product design and engineering through to launch and commercialization. She played an integral role in the growth of the imaging and IT business from a start-up venture (under $50 million) to an almost $2 billion business. She worked with her business development teams in evaluating potential acquisition targets, leading due diligence teams, and structuring and negotiating acquisitions. She has also led integration projects on developing and implementing regulatory compliance policies and processes. She has developed privacy and security protection programs, as well as intellectual property protection strategies and policies, for acquired entities. She has also reviewed marketing and promotional content and strategy for new product launches and new “go to market” contract templates and processes. 

Jean has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Technology Law (2023-2026), Litigation – Intellectual Property (2023-2026), Information Technology Law (2023 – 2026), and Healthcare Law (2021 -2026).

What Clients Can Expect 

Throughout her distinguished career, Jean has established a reputation for her in-depth understanding of the healthcare technology industry. She offers clients a strategic, practical and business-minded approach to complex and frequently “first impression” transactions and is committed to helping them navigate the evolving legal landscape of healthcare technology.  

Outside the Office

Jean enjoys staying active by serving as “Admiral” with her husband “Captain Mike” while sailing their sailboat on Lake Michigan from Chicago’s Belmont Harbor. She energizes by working out on her exercise bike and watching the Food Network to find creative recipes to make for her family.

As both a trusted advisor and an effective advocate for my clients, I invest time to fully understand their businesses (e.g., the technology, solutions, products, or services they provide), the challenges they face, and the legal and business risks we need to mitigate or avoid. I enjoy working with them as a strategic partner to find practical and reasonable solutions that help them achieve their business objectives.

Proof Points 

• Represented a leading multinational technology company in several strategic, complex, cloud-based licensing transactions, including in connection with transformational collaborations in the digital health space.

• Regularly counsels national and global technology companies on data privacy and cybersecurity, and healthcare regulatory matters, including with respect to digital health platforms, mobile health and wellness Apps, AI, cloud computing and data collection, derived data and content and other initiatives.

• Advised and represented a hospice care provider with over 150 locations in 20 states in structuring and negotiating an enterprise-wide software license and support services agreement for a specialized electronic health system, and related transition services for data migration from the client’s legacy system.

• Negotiated a cloud-based enterprise data platform agreement with a Fortune 100 technology company on behalf of one of the largest nonprofit health systems.

• Negotiated a complex source code license agreement on behalf of a leading technology provider of specialized solutions for wound care, rehab therapy, and post-acute and occupational health, that enabled an amicable termination with limited access to proprietary source code without jeopardizing the provider’s intellectual property rights.

• Drafted enterprise-wide technology and service procurement and licensing templates, including in connection with large-scale telehealth initiatives, for a leading provider of healthcare services and operator of hospitals and health systems.